US president Donald Trump has declared the jihadist group “largely defeated,” and made the surprise decision to bring US forces home -- a move that many US politicians and international allies fear is premature and would further destabilize the already... read more

The already strained ties between Washington and Moscow have “no doubt” worsened over Russian’s continued attempts to interfere in the US voting process, Mattis said at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California. read more

Trump announced in March that he would endorse a plan by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to restrict the military service of transgender people who experience a condition called gender dysphoria. read more

The United States is halting refueling of aircraft from the Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen, the US and Saudi Arabia said. Saudi Arabia, in a statement, said it had decided to request an end to US aerial refueling for its operations in Yemen because... read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he and Japan Prime Minister Sinzo Abe have agreed that from digital partnership to cyberspace, health to defence and from oceans to space, both sides will strengthen their partnership. read more

India and the United States on Thursday made a push to elevate their strategic ties at their first 2+2 dialogue that centred on key issues including cross-border terrorism, India’s bid to enter the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the contentious issue of... read more

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman will discuss collaboration in the Indo-Pacific region and other issues with US secretary of state, Mike R Pompeo and defence secretary James Mattis. read more